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Tag: Evidence

When I was training as an accountant and running audits we were taught that there were different levels of reliability of evidence. The least reliable was oral evidence from the the client. The most reliable was written evidence provided by an external, independent organisation in response to a specific request made by the audit team.… Read More Evidence you can take to the bank

I’ve always liked the word ‘provenance’. Not just the way it sounds, but what it means. Perhaps it’s the auditor in me. In my (old) dictionary it also has one of the shortest entries. Provenance n. (place of) origin. In my dictionary it is the next word after ‘Prove’. When I used to talk to… Read More Provenance is not a region in France

Its been a couple of weeks (and many answering blogposts) since Dr Ben Goldacre launched his paper on research in education, specifically discussing some of the benefits of using Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) and generally suggesting that evidence is a good thing. Nothing in this post should be construed as suggesting that any part of… Read More Tramadol nights